The last wedding reception I photographed was a little cute backyard wedding, and they had strung up bulb lights and colored lanterns across the yard. I knew I wanted to take some photos of the bride and groom as the sun went down, but I knew they had limited time, so I grabbed another couple [...]

HDR refers to High Dynamic Range. Dynamic Range is the difference between the brightest and darkest parts of photographs that still show detail. For most people that probably doesn’t mean much. It will help you to see the difference: The image on the left is a sunset photograph with normal dynamic range. The image to [...]

The vast majority of landscape photography is done with wide angle lenses. One, very common use is capturing wide and dramatic panoramas. Often, however, the scene’s grandeur and majesty doesn’t compress well into a single photograph.

Range of Focus (Hyperfocal) The area in a photograph, from near to far, which appears to be in sharp focus is called “depth of field” (probably better called “range of focus”).

What does “tack sharp” mean? It means everything in the image that should be sharply in focus is sharply in focus. You know it when you see it. It’s one of the first components of a photograph your eye instinctively recognizes. If the element of the photograph you want to convey isn’t “tack sharp”, your [...]